31.01.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current

MADHYA PRADESH Farmers being encouraged to take up horticulture   In order to double the farmers’ income in the State, the farmers are being encouraged to take other horticulture crops beside traditional crops like wheat and soybean.   It may be mentioned that the area of fruits bearing trees was 47 thousand 856 hectare in … Read more 31.01.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current

19.01.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH State to make every effort to protect farmer’s interests : chouhan   Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the State Government will make every possible effort to protect farmers’ interests in the State. He further said that irrigation area has become 40 lakh hectare in the State and it will be further … Read more 19.01.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

Case studies – Chernobyl Atomic Plant Tragedy 1986, Bhopal Gas Tragedy 1984, Kutch Earthquake 2001 , Indian Tsunami 2004 Fukushima Daiichi Japan Nuclear Disaster 2011, Uttrakhand Flash Flood 2013, Ujjain Tragedy 1994, Allahabad Kumbh Stampede 2013, J & K Flood 2014 etc.

Disaster manangement: some case studies Aspects of Disaster Management Disaster Prevention Disaster Prevention is the concept of engaging in activities which intend to prevent or avoid potential adverse impacts through action taken in advance, activities designed to provide protection from the occurance of disasters. Disaster Preparedness Disaster preparedness activities embedded with risk reduction measures can … Read more Case studies – Chernobyl Atomic Plant Tragedy 1986, Bhopal Gas Tragedy 1984, Kutch Earthquake 2001 , Indian Tsunami 2004 Fukushima Daiichi Japan Nuclear Disaster 2011, Uttrakhand Flash Flood 2013, Ujjain Tragedy 1994, Allahabad Kumbh Stampede 2013, J & K Flood 2014 etc.

08.02.18(MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Kanhan river water at alarmingly critical level   For the second consecutive year, just before the onset of summer, water level in Kanhan river has dropped to an alarmingly critical level in the first half of February itself.   The river flow as measured on Wednesday morning at the upstream Beena confluence was 129MLD, which … Read more 08.02.18(MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

11.04.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh refuses additional water for parched Gujarat   The Madhya Pradeshgovernment has categorically rejected the Gujarat government’s demand to allocate more water to save the Narmada river. Considering the industry’s needs in Dahej and to save Narmada river’s ecology and the livelihood of lakhs of people, the Gujarat government had requested the Centre to … Read more 11.04.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

08.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN 14-yr-old swimmer Gauravi Singhvi does Rajasthan proud in Mumbai   Ninth-grader Gauravi Singhvi, 14, from the City of Lakes set another record by covering a distance of 48 kilometers in 9 hours 22 minutes in Mumbai on Tuesday. She is the youngest swimmer in the state to do so. She began her mission from … Read more 08.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

31.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·        State plans startup exposure programme for students The state information technology and communications department plans to implement a ‘student startup exposure programme’ to help promote startups by college students.   The programme is aimed at increasing the chances of success of startups and will focus on exposure based skill-building to help entrepreneurs become … Read more 31.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

06-07.05.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Registration of workers underway in state   The process of registration of workers in the State is in progress under the Madhya Pradesh Unorganized Workers Act 2003. So far, applications of about 2.06 crore applicants have been received. Children of these labourers will be exempted from academic fees on admission in regular undergraduate … Read more 06-07.05.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

IMF, The World Bank and Asian Development Bank

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), commonly referred to as the World Bank, is an international financial institution whose purposes include assisting the development of its member nation’s territories, promoting and supplementing private foreign investment and promoting long-range balance growth in international trade. The World Bank was established in December 1945 at the … Read more IMF, The World Bank and Asian Development Bank

Drinking Water: supply, factors of impurity of water and quality management.

Safe Drinking and Supply Safe drinking water is the birthright of all humankind – as much a birthright as clean air. The majority of the world’s population, however, does not have access to safe drinking water. This is certainly true in most parts of Africa and Asia. Even in relatively advanced countries such as India, … Read more Drinking Water: supply, factors of impurity of water and quality management.